Although he said he did not know the procedure to be followed in the settlement of pending Soviet-Japanese issues, the spokesman' declared that if the Nomonhan affair was settled, other pending issues would be taken up.
"It is too early to Say anything of the future," he said, "because everything depends on the forthcoming negotiations."
Asked by an American correspondent whether he was optimistic this time regarding negotiations with the Soviet Urion despite past experiences, the spokesman replied that it was hoped to reach some agreement with the Soviet, and that, in any case, the Prevailing situation' between Japan and the Soviet Union was decidedly favourable following the conclusion of the Nomonhan truce agreement.
Replying to a question put by another "American correspondent, the Spokesman categorically denied the alleged rumour that Germany had offered to mediate in a rapprochement between Japan and the Soviet Union, "The non-aggression question was not at issue between Admiral Nomura and M. Smetanin," replied the spokesman to a further question put by the correspondent, London, Nov. 17.
A German aeroplane again flew over the Shetland Islands this morning.
About the same time air warnings were sounded in Lancashire, Cheshire and North Wales, the "all clear" being given shortly afterwards. The alarms was due to the presence of an unidentified plane. Anti-aircraft guns came into action in Cheshire, but no bombs were dropped by the planes, Later an Air Ministry announcement stated that the aircraft was apparently a Heinkel reconnaissance machine. It was also revealed that British fighting planes took off and drove away the German plane—Reuter.
Raid Warnings In France Paris, Nov. 17.
Air raid warnings were sounded at Lille this morning and twice at Lyons. Anti-aircraft batteries fired against unidentified planes which flew over these regions,—Havas.
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